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Caroline

Caroline

Our story begins long ago with a dream to bring a child into our family through adoption. In the spring of 2005 we got that incredible call that every adoptive family awaits. We had a girl and she was currently in an orphanage in Fujian, China. We were told all the...
Amelia

Amelia

Amelia was diagnosed with profound hearing loss at the age of two. She was fitted with hearing aids in each ear and soon after received a cochlear implant in her right ear. She has attended the Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language Education (WISE), formerly known as...
Will

Will

My son, Will was diagnosed as profoundly deaf at birth. He received his first implant at 10 months and his second implant at 22 months. We attended AVT weekly and talked at home constantly, but it wasn’t until he attended The Alabama School for Hearing, now known as...
Allie

Allie

Allie was diagnosed with progressive hearing loss as a toddler. She started attending the Alabama School for Hearing, now known as The Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language Education (WISE) as part of their very first class. While she was a student there she lost the...
Adrien

Adrien

When the doctors told me Adrien was deaf, I was afraid he would never hear me say “I love you” and I was afraid he would never speak. Adrien lives with me and his Paw Paw and I was afraid we would not be able to learn sign language. I was afraid Adrien would not be...
Abagail

Abagail

Abagail was born in March of 2014. She is our third little girl so when she didn’t pass her hearing screen in the hospital, like our other two children, we were quite alarmed. We didn’t know but that second day of her life would begin quite a roller coaster over the...